Disaster Recover

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 Introduction
• A disaster is considered anything out of the ordinary that

happens that prevents access to key processes.

• Recovery is considered the activities that occur before, during

and after a disastrous event.

• The disaster recovery process is focused on restoring and

revitalizing communities that have been impacted by a disaster

in Villa Health Community.

 Introduction Cont…
• The ideal disaster recovery plan will result in solutions and not

additional problems.

• Disaster recovery begins at the while emergency response is still in

progress.

• Disasters come in many forms including but not limited to: fire, floods,

earthquakes, hurricanes, storms, lightening or air crashes.

• After speaking with hospital and community officials it is clear their

disaster recovery plan needs updated.

 MAP-IT Framework
• MAP-IT framework is used to plan and evaluate public health interventions such as disaster

recovery.

• Step 1: to mobilize collaborative partners.

• Determining what the end goal of the recovery effort should be.

• In the case of the Villa Health community affected by the storms, the first goal is collaborating

with local EMS agencies to determine a plan to reach and provide care for those who may be hurt

and in need of immediate medical attention.

• Deploying a search and rescue team with the assumption that they will be deployed into the

community after the immediate danger is over.

• Including state and government officials as the implications of the disaster will more than likely

overwhelm the community’s resources (“MAP-IT,” 2020)

 MAP-IT Framework Cont…
• Step 2: Assessing the disaster

• Who is affected?

• What resources are needed to meet goals?

• What resources are on hand to meet the goals?

• Gives the team a sense of what can and can not be done versus what the team

would like to do.

• Involving in each community leader and key stakeholder determining what the

important issues are and working together to resolve them.

• Issues include lack of shelters and electricity.

 Determinants of Health
• Collaboration with city managers as informational resources to social

services.

• Having them in the same room to facilitate communication is important.

• Achieved by implementing a Community Emergency Response Team made

up of people living in the community.

• Training the community to prepare for the disaster.

• Including appropriate members of the community as representatives from

these vulnerable populations in the community planning meetings (Walkin,

2018).
 Vulnerable Population
• Vulnerability exists according to where people live, work and play

• Includes children those with pre-existing social, economic and health disparities

and the aged.

• Addressing the needs of these vulnerable populations during disasters includes

focusing on barriers that may exist.

• Barriers include:

i. Problem of what is considered a layered disaster.

ii. Diversity and lack of unity.

iii. Mistrust of the government (Wolkin, 2018).

 Needs from Assessment

• Access to EMS and the hospital as soon as the

immediate danger from the storms have passed.

• Need for search and rescue teams assembled and

standing by to seek out those who are unable to

garner help for themselves.

• Need for utilities like power companies

 Planning MAP-IT
• Implementation and mobilization of an incident command center.

• The center should be centrally located and include EMS administration and

hospital administration.

• Should be staffed with disaster management teams and essential service

providers.

• Responsible for mobilizing the utility companies to the must vulnerable areas as

needed.

• Responsible for fielding calls for help.

• Proper triage training before the storm (“FEMA, 2018).

 Final Phase
• Organized and traceable recovery efforts.

• Timely distribution of information.

• Barriers to communication include:

• Technological barriers- result from problems based on the technology uses for the

management of the crisis.

• Organizational barriers- arise between organizations during crisis management.

• Social barriers - arise because of the perceived differences among the individuals

involves in the crisis response organizations or the public (Fischer, Possega, &

Fischback, 2016).
 Conclusion

• In conclusion, effective disaster recovery plans should use the

MAP-IT framework in an effort to be organized and effective.

• This framework includes strategies to mobilize partners,

assess the needs of the community, create and implement a

plan to reach discussed objectives, and tracking of the plan

progress.
Conclusion cont…

• A healthy relationship between the Villa Health community and

leaders can be facilitated in an effort to improve recovery

objectives.

• An effective recovery plan utilizes government resources while

addressing health disparities, the needs of the community, and

communication barriers. Organized planning and implementation

will result in a positive outcome for all.

 References
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https://www.stlouisco.com/LawandPublicSafety/EmergencyManagement/TheFivePhases ofEmergencyManagement

• Disaster recovery reform act of 2018 transforms field of emergency management . (2018). Retrieved from

https://www.fema.gov/news-release/2018/10/05/disaster-recoveryreform-act-2018-transforms-field-emergency-management

• Fischer, D., Possega, O., & Fischbach, K. (2016, June 15). Communication barriers in crisis management: a literature review. Association

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• MAP-IT: a guide to using Healthy People 2020 in your community . (2020). Retrieved from https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/tools-

and-resources/Program-Planning

• Robert T. Stafford disaster relief and emergency assistance act. (2020). Retrieved from

https://www.astho.org/Programs/Preparedness/Public-Health-EmergencyLaw/Emergency-Authority-and-Immunity-Toolkit/Robert-T--

Stafford-Disaster-Reliefand-Emergency-Assistance-Act-Fact-Sheet/

• U.S. Department of the Interior. (2020). National disaster response and recovery. Retrieved from https://www.doi.gov/recovery

• Wolkin, A. (2018). Mission possible: preparing and responding to disasters through a health equity lens. Retrieved from

https://blogs.cdc.gov/healthequity/2018/09/06/disasters/